Hi... newbie here... so please bear with any noobnees I might cause


I am interested to put in a new player in my Perodua Kancil. So I go to Brothers yesterday to survey the price and the player. I'm surprised to see that entertainment in the car is not only limited to the player but it is more than that... well I've seen a lot of that boom-boom thing in a few car in my neighborhood... but I never had any interest in it at all.


But now... I think I want to put one system like that or maybe as near as that (depends on budget) inside my car...


The thing is... I don't really know much about these... have been reading a lot of info from many threads in a few forums... so I figure I might as well open a thread and ask about it here.


Well... as far as I'm concern... aside from the player... I will need speakers, amplifier and woofer.

If I want to setup ICE in my car... roughly how much would I need?? For the whole set... is RM1000 enough?? Because the player it self is already priced at around RM300 to RM500.


And I stumbled with some topics about sound proof. Mind telling what is this?? Is this suppose to reduce the sound outside the car?? And tweeters... what is that and what is the use of it??

Oh forgot to mention... I like to listen music with bass a lot...


Thanks in advance... and very sorry if I open this topic in a wrong place... need some kind of guidance here

This post has been edited by Phoenixwunin: Dec 24 2006, 08:02 PM

RM1000 is not a healthy budget to start with bro...

yes,i think is only enough to buy a low-mid range HU and a component set.

One shot for all might be harder....
But can do it step by step..
HU + compnent 1st...then others

~sigh... it seems I need to up my budget a lot. Should RM1500 be enough?? And for the typical bass lover... what kind of stuff do I need to put in??

And choices of HU.... can anyone recommend me on this?? Don't want the one with display screen though... that is too much I think


Hm... or maybe I should do like this... buy the HU and component first... then when I have money I will put in other stuff like amp and woofer...

Good day to all sifus here... mr. Phoenix... I hope you dun mind me hijacking your thread since I'm a beginner too and I drive a Kancil as well...




Now I just went to a shop called Brothers to find out some info about ICE and what I can put with my limited budget.


The guy there... after some discussion... suggested to me to put a HU by the brand of SONY around RM288 or so... pair of component speaker for the front of my car and use the stock speaker as my back speaker... roughly all the cost including upah pasang aarr... is RM720!


So what all the sifus think... and this component speaker... since there is no subwoofer in this setup.. is it good for bass???


My maximum budget is only RM750 worr...

Or maybe I shud wait for my bonus next year around Mei to put a better system including woofer and amp... for now I would be better off buying a HU first.

Any comment sifus

just get a HU 1st then
avoid install anything in brothers
and buying component set/woofer etc from them

OK then... I have decided to get the HU first... then when I have more money only then I will put speakers, amp and subwoofer...

Thanks for helping me makin my decision...


But... why do you say avoid buying component set and woofer from Brothers??

Their component and after service not good arr??

the speakers are mostly imitation
some member here kena .... bought it...rosa...go back authorised service shop repair....then oni know it's imitation

installation is crap
the installer know nuts about wiring/electronics...screw up my car's wiring just to change a bulb
after sales service is same crap...
the one that u bought the stuff will be gone missing the next day

Install at brother also costly (instalation fee a lot)
and the staft no skill

anti brothers, dun buy or install anything there

okay... thanks a lot for the feedback.. sifus...


Now following driftmeister sifu advice... Im going to buy the HU first... and onli upgrade when more money comes in my pocket (meaning... march next year arr... allowance ma... )


Tenkiu... tenkiu... and ofcourse to mr. Phoenixwunin coz im hijacking his thread


P/S: Since all the sifus here is anti-brothers... than I also anti-brothers la...

This post has been edited by Kai Sheng: Dec 5 2006, 12:51 AM

Hullo sifu... Its me again



Want to ask your opinion arr...

Is this a good HU??

SONY CDX-GT262S

http://www.sony.com.my/sonystyle/product/p...ubcategoryid=70


::EDITED:: Wrong model... but the picture and data is correct.. only name of model in bold

This post has been edited by Kai Sheng: Dec 6 2006, 11:39 PM

if u ask me, most probably I would say skip any of sony's ICE stuff ....they are not quite an expert for ICE stuff .....last time might be OK but not nowdays....

rather than going for sony, go for pioneer 2006 models like 2850, 3850 or 4850 whichever is in range of ur budget ...if front aux in is a neccessary need, then maybe u can consider this HU but I strongly advice against going for a sony HU....most ppl would say so too ...cheers...

anyhow, Im not that sure about the new feature of current sony HUs which is known by drive-S, perhaps someone can let us know here.....hehehehe....

This post has been edited by shocker: Dec 6 2006, 11:19 PM

The Pioneer Hu maybe good for budget user because can play chapalang disc...but not for good SQ (which below 8 series)

You can get a decent Sony or Pioneer HU for about RM500-700. BTW, I'm using a Sony HU in my setup and it's been working perfectly. SQ is good enough for my ears.

If you're just starting off, you can get a decent setup for about RM 2 - 2.5k.

u are probably rite and correct here .....I heard low end models below 7 series produces rough and bassy sound...but if u, Kai Sheng are just starting up, it shud do wonders to u.....

talk about chaplang discs, in my case I download most of my music from net or either get it from fren (burnt on CDRs) ......in any case of listening music, the last thing that I want in the world is to be troubled by HUs that couldnt detect or play any cheap disc , that would also be troublesome for those ppl who buys their CD from pasar malam.......

and to say pioneer is good becos can play chaplang disc is little bit misguiding , well I dont mind if u say pioneer is not sensative to normal discs which means good...

Going to change my car to Satria



Forget about budget...


But if I want a complete setup of HU, amplifier, speakers and woofer... how much is the minimum usually I will have to fork out... don't want the so cap ayam one like the one Brothers is packaging (RM700 for the whole set... the speaker is so bad )

If I have the image of how much it will priced... maybe I can find some way to fork out the money...


And this time it is not for Kancil... its for Satria... and shud I put in rear speaker as well?? Or the component speaker in the front is more than enuf?

Basic setup as below :
HU
6.5" front component
1pc 4 channel Amplifier / 1 pcs 2channel Amplfier + 1pcs monoblock
10" / 12" Subwoofer
Wiring

Option Setup:
Cap, EQ, preamp, eletronic crossover, sound proof...

Hm... can anyone here give me a minimum budget for starters like me to have quite an ok setup of ICE?? Excluding the rear speakers... I don't usually takes passenger... if I have the image of how much it will priced... I will be easier for me to fork out the money...